MCA polls may not end infighting
AZMAN: Big day for the Chinese community this Sunday, Chong? Many Chinese friends are telling me that a lot is riding on the outcome of the MCA elections. They are hoping it will end the fractious factional infighting.
Chong: I am not sure it is a big day for the Chinese. It used to be but not anymore. You must have noticed many Chinese have abandoned the MCA and moved on to other boats. Sad, because the party had done a lot for the Chinese.
Zain: I am not so sure about the abandoning part. I am sure many Chinese are watching closely the moves of the various candidates for the top posts. And I am sure all Chinese will be very interested in the outcome.
Chong: Yes, Cikgu. I agree with you that most Chinese would be interested in the results of the election like everyone else. But more in a sort of uninvolved way I think.
Sulok: If by that you mean those placing bets without caring who wins or loses, I agree. I'm putting my money on incumbent president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Kiat.
Chong: As I was saying many people in my community are disgusted by the infighting and the selfish attitude of some leaders. To me those seeking to be elected should really take a hard look at themselves in the mirror and honestly ask whether they should contest. As everyone is saying, the MCA is in a mess. The worst mess in its 62-year history.
Zain: Don't be too hasty lah. The MCA has gone through several near-breakups before. It has also been rejected by the electorate before. But it later re-gained their support. OK, so it lost many seats in March 2008. Who knows it may just come back stronger. It's the nature of things.
Mohan: OK, so the MCA lost seats. But I am a little angry that some people are blaming the party for the reverses the BN suffered. It's easy to apportion blame. But what infuriates me is that they seem to forget that other BN parties also suffered losses. So MCA lost 25 from the 40 it had before the general election but Umno lost too. It was down from 117 to 78. Isn't that a huge loss? MIC was down from nine to three. Gerakan has only two from the 12 it had.
Azman: Cikgu, those people who say that the MCA is in a mess should also do their own self-appraisal. Can they honestly say that their parties are free from infighting and power struggles?
Zain: I think the only party that seems to be almost trouble-free and with hardly much infighting – maybe because its leaders are more successful at keeping things under wraps – is the DAP.
Azman: I agree with you.
Zain: And now with the bombshell by former PKR-turned-independent Bayan Baru MP Datuk Seri Zahrain Mohamed Hashim I am not sure who or which party is going to get hurt the most.
Mohan: Wow, what a bombshell that was. I wonder whether the full story of the Sept 16, 2008 abortive regime change will ever get to be told.
Sulok: If it had been successful it would have meant the overthrow of a democratically elected government. Democratic overthrow?
Mohan: Do you think Zahrain did the right thing? Spilling the beans about the party after having left it? Isn't it a case of washing dirty linen in public?
Sulok: It's a trend.
Azman: Isn't it something like a husband blabbing away about his wife – lousy in the kitchen and in the bedroom – after divorcing her?
Zain: Hello, hello. Aren't we getting a little carried away by the Zahrain bombshell. Let's go back to the upcoming MCA elections. Chong, from your reading of the situation who do you think is going to carry the day?
Chong: To me all three are not the best of candidates. Tee Kiat and immediate past president Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting are about the same age, 53, while Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek is about ten years their senior. Tee Kiat wanted to do a lot for the party and the country but failed to be presidential, Ka Ting wants to be a come-back-kid because he feels duty bound to do so while Soi Lek, who wasn't really given a chance to be deputy president, thinks he can be a better president than the two.
Mohan: Your vote goes to …
Chong: I'd rather not say. I have a feeling the fight is really between the two younger men even though some people think Dr Chua has something to offer which the two don't have. But the party certainly needs a strong, independent-minded and determined leader to unite it.
Zain: Yes, only he can end the factional infighting.
Updated: 10:24AM Tue, 23 Mar 2010
Source: http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=44628
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Hmmmm......
Even this confirms what Insider MCA hears most......
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